＄03-00-13-02-6-1 [soundStopAll] [enableFullScreen] [charaSet A 1098254800 1 "Nemo Marine"] [charaSet B 1098253200 1 "U-Olga Marie"] [charaSet C 1098252900 1 Tepeu] [charaSet D 1098252940 1 "Tepeu 2"] [charaSet E 1098252900 1 "Tepeu 3"] [charaSet F 1098231510 1 Mash] [charaSet G 1098255200 1 Habetrot] [charaSet H 1098182300 1 "Nemo Baker"] [charaScale H 1.15] [sceneSet I 169000 1] [charaScale I 1.2] [sceneSet J 169001 1] [charaScale J 1.3] [sceneSet K 169001 1] [charaScale K 1.3] [sceneSet L 169001 1] [charaScale L 1.3] [imageSet M back10001 1 1] [charaScale M 1.01] [imageSet N back171800 1] [charaScale N 1.5] [scene 169000] [charaTalk depthOff] [charaDepth I 1] [charaDepth M 2] [charaFadein I 0.1 -120,-315] [charaFadein M 0.1 0,-200] [wt 0.1] [se ad527] [seVolume ad527 0 0] [cueSe SE_21 21_ad1066] [seVolume ad527 1.5 1.0] [wt 1.0] [seStop 21_ad1066 0.3] [seStop ad527 0.3] [fadein black 0.8] [wait fade] [se ade255] [seVolume ade255 0 0.4] [se ad462] [seVolume ad462 0 0] [wt 0.5] [seVolume ad462 1.0 0.5] [charaMove I 60,-315 6.0] [charaFadeout M 0.7] [wt 1.0] [bgm BGM_MAP_61 1.5] [wt 3.0] [seStop ad462 2.0] [charaFadeout I 1.0] [wt 1.5] ？1：Not what I was expecting to find after making it out of that jungle. ？2：That's a cornfield, all right. A really big one, too. ？！ [charaScale I 1.5] [charaDepth C 2] [charaDepth A 3] [charaScale C 1.2] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 1] [charaFace C 0] [charaFadeinFSR C 1.0 256,100] [charaFadeinFSL A 1.0 -256,-100] [charaFadein I 1.0 0,-460] ＠Nemo Marine Wooow, those are huge! Each stalk must be at least two meters tall! [k] ＠Nemo Marine Are these edible, Tepeu!? You don't just use them for fuel, right? [k] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 2] ＠Tepeu Not at all. Sentle, or corn in your language, is the only food that we deinos eat simply because we love it. [k] [charaFace C 0] ＠Tepeu Now, what's this about using it for fuel, Marine?[sr]What does Proper Human History use corn for? [k] [messageOff] [charaTalk off] [charaMoveReturnFSL A -256,-85 0.3] [wt 0.3] [charaMoveReturnFSL A -256,-85 0.3] [wt 0.8] [charaFace C 2] [charaMoveReturnFSR C 256,90 0.5] [wt 1.0] [charaFadeout C 0.7] [charaFadeout A 0.7] [charaFadeout I 0.7] [wt 1.2] [charaScale C 1.0] [charaTalk on] [charaTalk depthOn] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 14] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] ＠U-Olga Marie Oh, I know what you're talking about! Ethanol, right?[sr]A kind of biofuel made from organic materials! [k] [charaFace B 20] ＠U-Olga Marie I thought grains were a primary source of nutrient for primitive beings like you, no? [k] ＠U-Olga Marie Do you just use them for fuel instead of consuming them yourselves as a part of the natural cycle? [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 13] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] ＠Mash No, not exactly. We grow different crops for different purposes. [k] ＠Mash Some corn is selectively bred to maximize flavor and nutrients, while other corn is optimized for producing ethanol. [k] ＠Mash Some concerns have been raised about the gases produced by growing ethanol corn and their impact on climate change... [k] ＠Mash ...but these kinds of crops are still a shining example of human ingenuity. [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 24] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] ＠U-Olga Marie Hm. So your civilization must destroy its environment to advance. [k] [charaFace B 13] ＠U-Olga Marie I understand that the evolution of a species often becomes sort of a race to see how far they can get before they devour their own planet... [k] [charaFace B 14] ＠U-Olga Marie ...but the way things are going right now, you Earthlings don't have a chance! All the more reason you need a strong leader like me! [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [bgm BGM_MAP_61 1.5 0.5] [charaTalk G] [charaFace G 6] [charaPut G 1] [charaFadeTime G 0.1 0.7] ＠Habetrot Hey. It's nice that the president's in a good mood and all, but, [%1], have you noticed... [k] ＠Habetrot We left the cave about six hours ago. The sun was just rising, right? [k] [bgmStop BGM_MAP_61 1.5] ＠Habetrot So don't you think it's weird that it doesn't seem any closer to setting yet? [k] ？1：Now that you mention it... ？2：Hey, yeah. I think it's been early afternoon for half a day now. ？！ [charaFadeout G 0.1] [wt 0.1] [bgm BGM_EVENT_77 0.1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 0] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] ＠Mash I don't think we should expect there to be a night here. [k] ＠Mash Mictlān is entirely enclosed and folded in on itself, like a giant underground tube of sorts. [k] ＠Mash So the sun here will never sink below the horizon. [k] [charaFace F 3] ＠Mash Erm, that's not to suggest the sun actually SINKS in our world, either... But, you know what I mean. [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 23] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] ＠U-Olga Marie Hmm... [k] ＠U-Olga Marie But the sun here has definitely been moving south. Well, I suppose farther away might be more accurate. [k] ＠U-Olga Marie At the rate it's going now, the sun should dim and give way to night in about five hours. [k] ＠U-Olga Marie Since this cavern obviously can't rotate, the sun must be the only celestial body moving down here. [k] ＠U-Olga Marie ...I have no idea how it's being controlled, though. This is all way beyond human technology of the twenty-first century. [k] ？1：More mysterious questions to ask Tepeu, I guess. ？2：Let's see what Tepeu can tell us. ？！ [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 0] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] ＠Tepeu Oh. You rang? [k] ＠Tepeu My apologies. I promised to serve as your guide, but I've so enjoyed talking with Marine that I've been completely neglecting my own duties. [k] ＠Tepeu Now, what would you like to know? [k] ＠Tepeu Would I be correct in assuming you have questions pertaining to Mictlān's structure, the workings of our sun... [k] ＠Tepeu ...our ecosystem, life in the cities here, the Crypter...and the cornfields? [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 3] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] ＠Mash Y-yes, that's right. We'd really appreciate it if you could tell us about all of that. [k] ＠Mash What would you like to ask about first, Senpai? [k] ？1：Mictlān's structure. [label To_select01] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_77 1.5] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 0] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] ＠Tepeu Mictlān's structure, hm? Very good. [k] ＠Tepeu If you mean to reach the Storm Border, that is certainly the most important thing to know. [k] [messageOff] [charaTalk depthOff] [charaDepth N 3] [charaFadein N 1.0 0,-450] [wt 1.2] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [bgm BGM_MAP_41 0.1] ＠Tepeu Although Mictlān is a flatland jungle, it is actually divided into nine separate strata. [k] ＠Tepeu We are currently in the first stratum. This is Tlālōcān. Its ceiling, which leads to the surface, forms a steep cliff face. [k] [messageOff] [charaMove N 0,-330 1.0] [wt 1.2] ＠Tepeu Next we have the second stratum, and first boundary of the underworld. That's Tlatlauhqui, the red level. It is an endless river that is home to a species of enormous iguanas. [k] [messageOff] [charaMove N 0,-200 1.0] [wt 1.2] ＠Tepeu The third stratum is home to the golden city of Chichén Itzá. It is a vast and open plain filled with fruit of all kinds. [k] [messageOff] [charaMove N 0,-70 1.0] [wt 1.2] ＠Tepeu The fourth stratum, and the second boundary of the underworld is Iztaccíhuatl, the white level. It is a bone-strewn graveyard consisting of a valley of blades and wind. [k] [messageOff] [charaMove N 0,40 1.0] [wt 1.2] ＠Tepeu The fifth stratum[line 2]Tula, the lake of blood and birds[line 2]serves as the blood vessels of the land itself. [k] [messageOff] [charaMove N 0,140 1.0] [wt 1.2] ＠Tepeu The sixth stratum, and the third boundary of the underworld, is Xoxoauhqui, the blue level. It is a land of galactic sand dunes and vacuum lightning gardens. [k] [messageOff] [charaMove N 0,250 1.0] [wt 1.2] ＠Tepeu The seventh stratum is Singing Ilhuícatl, home to the Metztitlán observatory. [k] [messageOff] [charaMove N 0,345 0.8] [wt 1.0] ＠Tepeu The eighth stratum, and the fourth boundary of the underworld is Yayauhqui, the black level. It consists of a subterranean mountain range upon which the sun never shines. [k] [messageOff] [charaMove N 0,390 0.6] [wt 0.8] ＠Tepeu And finally, we have the ninth stratum. It is the foot of the great Ceiba tree: the dreaded land of Xibalba. [k] ＠Tepeu As you might expect, these strata are all linked. In theory, anyone could cross freely between them. [k] ＠Tepeu More practically, though, the underworld's various boundaries are quite dangerous. The dead walk that realm. [k] [charaMoveScale N 1.7 20.0] [charaMove N 0,450 20.0] ＠Tepeu Even for us deinos, it's considered too dangerous to risk venturing beyond the seventh stratum. [k] ＠Tepeu For one thing, the eighth and ninth strata are both blanketed by a deadly fog. [k] ＠Tepeu This fog only recedes for five out of every three-hundred and sixty-five cycles, during the period when the sun shuts down to rest and replenish itself. [k] ＠Tepeu The act of traveling to the ninth stratum during this period is called an underworld pilgrimage, but no deinos has ever completed this successfully. [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout N 1.0] [wt 1.2] [charaTalk depthOn] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 0] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] ＠Mash Underworld pilgrimage... Xibalba... [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 0] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] ＠Tepeu Of course, none of you have a reason to go to the ninth stratum, so this is all purely for reference. [k] ＠Tepeu I believe the Storm Border crashed near the edge of the third stratum, near the entrance to the fourth. [k] ＠Tepeu We should be able to reach it in four cycles, but first, we'll need to cross a major checkpoint. [k] ＠Tepeu That would be Tlatlauhqui, the red boundary of the underworld. It comprises the second stratum. [k] ＠Tepeu It has become a terribly dangerous place thanks to Tezcatlipoca, the god of war who accompanies the Crypter. [k] [branch lblConf] ？2：The cornfields. [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 0] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] ＠Tepeu Although we deinos need only water and sunlight to survive... [k] ＠Tepeu ...life would hardly be worth living without some pleasures we can look forward to. [k] ＠Tepeu And so, the Malla created corn, the sun's greatest blessing. It has everything we could want in a food. [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 26] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] ＠Mash Corn was seen as special in the Americas in Proper Human History as well. [k] ＠Mash It was an essential source of nutrients there, especially in Central America. [k] ＠Mash In fact, it was so important to people's livelihoods that they often spoke of it as a gift from the gods, or sometimes, as if it were a god itself. [k] ＠Mash But I think we should probably ask about Mictlān's structure now, Senpai. That seems more relevant at the moment. [k] [branch To_select01] ？！ [label lblConf] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 7] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] ＠Mash The god of war who accompanies the Crypter...[sr]So, that must be[line 2] [k] ？1：The Servant Daybit summoned. ？！ ＠Mash So he's Tezcatlipoca...the Aztec god of war and sacrifice, and one of the strongest gods in Proper Human History's Aztec mythology. [k] [messageOff] [wt 1.0] [fadeout black 1.5] [bgmStop BGM_MAP_41 1.5] [wait fade] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [scene 170301] [wt 1.0] [fadein black 1.5] [wait fade] [wt 1.5] [se ade24] [seVolume ade24 0 0] [seVolume ade24 1.5 1.0] [scene 169001 1.5] [wt 3.5] [seStop ade24 1.5] [bgm BGM_EVENT_25 0.1] [charaTalk off] [charaTalk depthOff] [charaDepth J 1] [charaDepth C 2] [charaDepth K 3] [charaDepth D 4] [charaDepth L 5] [charaDepth E 6] [charaScale C 1.2] [charaScale D 1.2] [charaScale E 1.2] [charaFace C 0] [charaFadein J 1.5 195,-280] [charaFadeinFSR C 1.5 250,70] [charaMove J 195,-350 25.0] [charaMoveFSR C 250,0 25.0] [wt 1.5] ＠Tepeu Hmm, I see. So in Proper Human History, humankind is comprised of your species Homo sapiens. [k] ＠Tepeu Countless nations spread across seven continents, and despite your many differences, you have developed all manner of cultures over the course of your history. [k] ＠Tepeu I suppose if we deinos were to visit your world, we would be classified as reptiles. [k] ＠Tepeu Your biosphere is limited to your planet's surface, with no colonial expansions into outer space. The...ocean? What's an ocean? Please, elaborate. [k] [messageOff] [charaFace D 6] [charaFadein K 1.5 70,-350] [charaFadein D 1.5 70,0] [charaMove K -70,-350 50.0] [charaMove D -70,0 50.0] [wt 1.5] [charaFadeout J 0.1] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [charaScale C 1.0] ＠Tepeu I see. So your continents are surrounded by large bodies of salt water and each has its own distinct ecosystem. I can only imagine how many different varieties of life must flourish in such an environment. [k] ＠Tepeu Aquatic deinos? No, very few kinds of deinos evolved to live in water. [k] ＠Tepeu Doing so enlarges our species' skeletal structure, which makes it more difficult to live on land. [k] ＠Tepeu Democracy and communism, hmm. No, that's okay. I have a firm enough handle on your politics and social structures. [k] ＠Tepeu Given the traits I've observed in all of you, I would guess that your research on various matters has been like stacking pebbles, one atop the other. [k] ＠Tepeu Despite lacking the ability to fly, you continue to explore. This is not confined solely to your planet, but you also observe other celestial bodies as well. [k] [messageOff] [charaFace E 1] [charaFadein L 1.0 -195,-350] [charaFadeinFSL E 1.0 0,0] [charaMove L -195,-280 25.0] [charaMoveFSL E 0,70 25.0] [wt 1.5] [charaFadeout K 0.1] [charaFadeout D 0.1] ＠Tepeu DNA, cells, elements, atoms. [k] ＠Tepeu So, if you are to understand the vastness of the universe, you must first learn the laws which govern its smallest parts. How delightful. [k] ＠Tepeu I feel as though the corn kernels have fallen from my eyes. [k] ＠Tepeu It seems the humans of Proper Human History are like a cube that lands on a differently decorated side with every tumble it takes. [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout L 1.0] [charaFadeout E 1.0] [wt 1.5] ？1：(He ended up peppering us with questions instead.) ？2：(I still can't believe how quickly he's grasping all this!) ？！ [charaTalk on] [charaTalk depthOn] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 7] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] ＠Mash Are you taken aback, Senpai? I understand. [k] ＠Mash I felt the same way when I first met Tepeu back in that cave. [k] ＠Mash You start off telling him one thing, and he immediately hits on ten other things connected to it. [k] ＠Mash Even if they're concepts or laws he's never heard of. [k] [charaFace F 2] ＠Mash “Genius” doesn't even begin to cover him. His brain seems to work on an entirely different level! [k] ？1：I have to agree. ？2：(I wonder if all deinos are like this...) ？！ [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 4] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] ＠Nemo Marine I still don't know anything about deinos in general, but...are you all alone, Tepeu? [k] ＠Nemo Marine Were you living in that cave by yourself because you were just too smart? [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 3] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] ＠Tepeu Ah, you're talking about humans who were isolated because they didn't fit in with those around them. In your parlance, outcasts. [k] ＠Tepeu True. I moved to the wilderness of the first stratum because my way of thinking did not match other deinos'. [k] ＠Tepeu Most have no desire to learn, because they never had to rely on their intellect to compensate for a lack of physical prowess. [k] ＠Tepeu Homo sapiens are short-lived and easily harmed. To have any hope of surviving, you had to evolve in both body and mind. [k] ＠Tepeu But we deinos never faced any threats here in Mictlān, so the same wasn't true for us. [k] ＠Tepeu As a result, we never experienced the same need to evolve. [k] ？1：I see. ？2：True, dinosaurs would be unstoppable if they were strong AND smart. ？！ [charaFace C 1] ＠Tepeu Hmm. That reminds me of one of your expressions:[sr]someone being a babe in the woods. [k] ＠Tepeu Your digestive systems are simply incredible. We deinos could only dream of consuming such a variety of foods. [k] ＠Tepeu I assume you think nothing of your ability to break down the toxins in plants and absorb only their nutrients... [k] ＠Tepeu ...but from my perspective, such a capacity is truly revolutionary. [k] ＠Tepeu Imagine being able to consume so many different living things[line 2]so many kinds of plants, as food! I'm so jealous! [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 2] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] ＠Nemo Marine Y-you think so? Now that you mention it, I guess human food culture IS pretty unique! [k] ＠Nemo Marine I wish Baker was here for this! [k] [charaTalk off] [charaTalk depthOff] [charaDepth H 1] [charaDepth A 2] [charaFace H 5] [charaPut H 165,45] [charaFadeTime H 0.2 0.5] ＠Nemo Marine Sometimes she sulks about being the weakest member of the Series, so this'd really make her day! [k] [charaFadeout H 0.1] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk on] [charaTalk depthOn] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 0] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] ＠Mash Tepeu? If you don't mind my asking, could you tell us more about deinos? [k] ＠Mash We've never talked with any besides you, so...[bgmStop BGM_EVENT_25 1.5] [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 0] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] ＠Tepeu Very well. I'll tell you what I can about our ecosystem and how we got where we are now. [k] [bgm BGM_EVENT_156 0.1] ＠Tepeu We deinos are this Lostbelt's prime species, or its equivalent of humans in your world, if you like. We are the dominant species tasked with running this world. [k] ＠Tepeu A long, long time ago, well before Mictlān was created, our ancestors migrated here from the surface. [k] ＠Tepeu These ancestors were the creatures you know as “dinosaurs” in Proper Human History. [k] ＠Tepeu From what you've told me, Mash, I understand that there existed several types of dinosaurs. [k] ＠Tepeu There were long-necked marine plesiosaurs, birdlike flying pterosaurs, terrestrial theropods, and so on, yes? [k] ＠Tepeu Well, most deinos fall under the theropod category. [k] ＠Tepeu That said, our creation was also shaped in many ways by Malla... [k] ＠Tepeu ...so we do have a few of the pterosaur and plesiosaur varieties of deinos as well. [k] ＠Tepeu Pterosaurs are especially rare, but they do still exist to this day. Remember what I said about outcasts earlier? [k] ＠Tepeu I, for instance, was ostracized from my herd because they took issue with my behavior. [k] ＠Tepeu However, pterosaurs and plesiosaurs are essentially outcasts from the day they are born. [k] ＠Tepeu I remember you also said most dinosaurs were herbivores, and that carnivores were the minority... [k] ＠Tepeu ...but all deinos are herbivores. There are no carnivores. [k] ＠Tepeu We are unable to break down the toxins in meat, meaning that eating it leads to pain, diminished intelligence, and eventually, death. [k] ＠Tepeu That is what happened to the unintelligent deinos who attacked you earlier. [k] ＠Tepeu Either they gave up their intelligence when they were on the verge of death, or they turned feral after the ocelomeh poisoned them. [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 4] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] ＠Nemo Marine So that's what happened... Those deinos were really scary, but I feel kind of bad for them now... [k] ＠Nemo Marine I mean, dying painfully after being forced to eat meat they didn't want? They might as well be zombies... [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 0] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] [wt 0.5] ？1：Why would the ocelomeh do that to them? ？！ ＠Tepeu It's to do with their new teachings. You might call it all faith, or perhaps religion. [k] ＠Tepeu Now that I've met you, I understand the ocelomeh are homo sapiens[line 2]humans, just like you. [k] ＠Tepeu They appeared here in Mictlān out of nowhere, and quickly moved to expand their territory. [k] ＠Tepeu One of the central aspects of their faith is offering up hearts of the strong to their god. [k] ＠Tepeu And since deinos are the strongest life-forms in Mictlān, they of course set their sights on us. [k] ＠Tepeu They built a city in the fifth stratum. There, they tear the hearts from deinos. [k] ＠Tepeu Now that you've been kind enough to share your knowledge with me, I have a clearer understanding of the situation in Mictlān. [k] ＠Tepeu Two opposing factions are fighting a civil war here. [k] ＠Tepeu One faction consists of deinos. [k] ＠Tepeu Our capital is Chichén Itzá, the golden city ruled by the King of Dinosaurs, and protected by the sun god Kukulcan. [k] ＠Tepeu The other faction is the ocelomeh. [k] ＠Tepeu Their capital is México City, a city of death created by Tezcatlipoca, the new god of sacrifice... [k] ＠Tepeu ...and by the Crypter from Proper Human History who brought him here. [k] ＠Tepeu The Storm Border you seek crashed in the area between these two cities. [k] ？1：So there's a god here in México City... ？2：Could that be where Daybit is...? ？！ [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 7] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] ＠Mash Hold on. I understand that the Servant the Crypter, Daybit, summoned is a Divine Spirit from Proper Human History. [k] ＠Mash But, you say there's also a god in the deinos' capital? [k] ＠Mash And Kukulcan, at that? [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 5] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] ＠Nemo Marine What's so weird about that, Mash? Haven't there been gods in the other Lostbelts, too? [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 0] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] ＠Mash Yes, but it's different here. Kukulcan is the Mayan god of wind and water from Proper Human History. [k] ＠Mash But the deinos have no connection to Proper Human History mythology whatsoever. [k] ＠Mash So it doesn't make any sense for that god to be here in Mictlān. [k] ＠Mash Oh, wait... Come to think of it, the name “Mictlān” itself comes from the underworld of Aztec mythology... [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 0] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] ＠Tepeu But, as I believe you have said before, the mythology of your world has nothing in common with our own in this world. [k] ＠Tepeu I understand your confusion, but the answer is quite simple. [k] ＠Tepeu The very concept of a sun god is also a recent development. [k] ＠Tepeu We were simply indifferent to such things until recently. [k] ＠Tepeu In fact, until the Crypter's arrival, we rarely even conversed with words. [k] ＠Tepeu So it was Proper Human History itself that passed on the concept of gods. [k] ＠Tepeu Prior to Daybit Sem Void's arrival, there were no gods of any kind in our world. [k] ＠Tepeu But once Tezcatlipoca, a god of Proper Human History, was summoned here, many things took on new meaning. [k] ＠Tepeu Things that simply existed before, became special. Technically, I suppose it was an act of substitution, but no matter. [k] ＠Tepeu My point is, it was the first time anyone in our world had ever heard a story. [k] [messageOff] [fadeout black 2.0] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_156 2.0] [wait fade] [wt 0.5] [soundStopAll] [end]